TI-2017-04398 Aliases CVE-2017-6639 GHSA-g5qh-px86-xw7j

Missing authorization in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code…

HIGH 68CWE-16Published 2017-06-08 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

A vulnerability in the role-based access control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the lack of authentication and authorization mechanisms for a debugging tool that was inadvertently enabled in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by remotely connecting to the debugging tool via TCP. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information about the affected software or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software Releases 10.1(1) and 10.1(2) for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Virtual Appliance platforms. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd09961.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.35388 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Vendor— Affected Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:10.1\(1\):::::::*	10.1(1)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:10.1\(2\):::::::*	10.1(2)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:10.1.0:::::::*	10.1.0	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:10.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:10.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6639
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5qh-px86-xw7j

References

Advisory 1

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-dcnm1

Other 1

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesb3p03762en_us

TI-2015-00617 Directory traversal vulnerability in the fmserver servlet in Cisco Prime Data Center… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2013-04683 Directory traversal vulnerability in processImageSave.jsp in DCNM-SAN Server in Cisco… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2018-00219 Path traversal in Cisco Prime File Upload Servlet CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-04399 Access control flaw in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Server Static Credential… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2012-04570 Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 6.1(1) does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2018-00423 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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